Jul 182016
In my last communication, I stated that the Big Apple Circus had managed to raise $800,000 since launching the Save the Circus campaign. Indeed, as of today, July 18, I’ve been informed that there is more than $960,000 raised or pledged to help save the circus.
The Big Apple Circus at Lincoln Center in Damrosch Park (c. 1992), photo by Michael LeClair
(the two light strings are on top of the tent, the large building above it is the Metropolitan Opera House and the building to the right is the New York State Theater, now the David H. Koch Theater)
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That’s encouraging!!! It’s a shame the board of directors gave up so easy. You would think in this day age that a little over 1 million would easy to raise for an organization that’s been around for 38 years n NYC!! As I’m concerned, with out the actual show, the Big Apple Circus does not exist!! Volunteer clowns in hospitals is very noble and a great cause, but it is not a circus. If the show does not return you should do the right thing and return the donations. Will Maitland Weiss may go down in history as the person that destroyed the Big Apple Circus.